By Cheri Sicard
A question I see come up frequently in RVtravel.com’s Facebook groups is: “How do I find RV dump stations when on the road?”
If you, too, have wondered how to find RV dump stations, the video below from Mike and Jennifer Wendland at RV Lifestyle is for you!
Dumping is never fun, but it’s particularly frustrating when you can’t find a dump station. While many campgrounds have dump stations, many don’t. Furthermore, there can sometimes be long lines and/or high fees to use them.
You could just search for RV dump stations using your GPS. However, Mike says this often yields inaccurate results. I can attest to that, too.
He says you are far better off using an RV-specific resource like the ones below.
How to find an RV dump station: Top five resources
Mike’s first three resources are free. He says they are a little clunkier to use than the paid resources and they can get inundated with ads, but they work. The last two paid resources streamline the process.
1) RVingLife (formerly Sanidumps.com)
3) RVshare.com/RV Dump Stations
4) Campendium.com: You can use Campendium’s map feature to search, for free, for dump stations. The video shows you how. If you want to upgrade, Campendium and several other great RV resources have been bundled together under Road Pass Pro.
5) AllStays Pro: A paid service with lots of great features, including dump stations. Its only downside is it is NOT an app but rather a browser-based service, which in this day and age, sounds insane to me. But Mike says they use this service for trip planning constantly.
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Google Maps doesn’t do a bad job either.